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A phase II study of extended-field proton therapy alone after with or without endoscopic submucosal dissection for patients with superficial esophageal cancer

A phase II study of extended-field proton therapy alone after with or without endoscopic submucosal dissection for patients with superficial esophageal cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004853
Enrollment
77
Registered
2020-03-24
Start date
2018-04-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-04-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Radiation : [Proton beam therapy scheme] 1. Clinical Target Volume (CTV) 2: whole esophagus + mediastinum + SCL + perigastric LN area (right) + celiac LN area 2. CTV1: primary tumor + safety margin
of CTV coverage or &gt
=95&#37
of PTV coverage 6. Dose prescription: 44 Gy/ 22 fractions (2.0Gy/fraction/day, 5 times/week) to PTV2 and followed by 6-22 Gy/ 8-11 fractions (2.0Gy/fraction/day, 5 times/week) to PTV1

Sponsors

National Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - histologically proven thoracic or gastroesophageal junctional superficial esophageal cancer - no evidence of lymph node metatasis in endoscopic US, chest CT, and PET-CT - ECOG performance status 0-2 - cT1N0 - one of those among lymphovascular invasion (+), submucosal invasion (+) or positive vertical resection margin in submucosal dissection specimen - unresectable lesion with submucosal dissection, but patient refused to undergo curative surgery - Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Recurrent esophageal cancer - a history of previous treatment for esophageal cancer including local or systemic therapy - presence of other malignancies except cured skin squamous cell carcinoma, skin basal cell carcinoma and carcinoma in situ in uterine cervix. - Uncontrolled mental illness, severe head trauma, chronic alcoholics or drug addictions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
progression-free survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
overall survival;Treatment-related toxicity rate

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSung Ho Moon

National Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026